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Civil Disobedience in Indian Tradition, with Some Early Nineteenth Century Documents c5.s3.3

Civil Disobedience in Indian Tradition, with Some Early Nineteenth Century Documents c5.s3.3

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c5.s3.3

Before proceeding further, it is useful to indicate two major characteristics of the present polity which India has inherited from two centuries of British rule. The first pertains to the persistence of eighteenth and nineteenth century British notions and attitudes regarding the place of the people *vis-a-vis* their governments.